Still Dancing

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Still Dancing
Distillery District (49819045213).jpg
The sculpture in 2018
Still Dancing
Artist Dennis Oppenheim
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°38′59.2″N79°21′33.9″W / 43.649778°N 79.359417°W / 43.649778; -79.359417

Still Dancing is a sculpture by American artist Dennis Oppenheim, installed in Toronto's Distillery District, in Ontario, Canada. [1]

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